Robert Paris Edwards scrapbook, [ca. 1906-1936].

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Robert Paris Edwards scrapbook, [ca. 1906-1936].

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The collection consists of a single scrapbook kept by Robert Paris Edwards which focuses on his years as choirmaster in Toronto, where he also edited a newspaper; and on Buffalo, where he was president of the local chapter of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. The scrapbook contains playbills for the Coleridge-Taylor Singers, press clippings, correspondence, and an original typewritten poem, "A Credit to my Race," signed by Edwards.

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Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Universal negro improvement association

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International black fraternal and philanthropic organization founded in 1914 by Marcus Garvey. Originally designed to promote Pan-Africanism, it later developed into a radical political organization which advocated the repatriation of blacks to Africa. From the description of Records 1921-1986. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17975241 The Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA) was founded in Jamaica on August 1, 1914...

Edwards, Robert Paris.

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Robert Paris Edwards, African American writer, choirmaster, poet and singer. From the description of Robert Paris Edwards scrapbook, [ca. 1906-1936]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79462953 ...

Coleridge-Taylor Singers.

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